Legislator Details


John Reno
AKA:Renaud
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 45

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/6/1808
City:
County: Province of Lorraine, France
Country: France
 
Death
Date: 12/8/1880
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 12/11/1880
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mount Elliott Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Marie Laubacher in Detroit, MI, 6/19/1836, [she died in early 1851]; married Mary Meyers, 4/20/1852; children: 9 from 2 marriages, Anna Maria Josepha (Karrer), Martha Frances, Eleanor. Frances, Francis, Josephina, Mary, John S., Peter Alexander, Agatha Augusta (Ulrich), Magdalena (Mehling), George Louis and Ceclia (Van Antwerp)

Number of Children: 9

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: tailor, grocer, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Emigrated from France in 1828; briefly settled in upstate New York, working on a farm. He became a resident of Detroit in 1832, traveling by way of the Erie Canal. He served as city assessor, tax collector and member of the Board of Education. Helped to organize a volunteer company of the Detroit Fire Department.

Notable Facts:
Birth year in MIBiog is 1807; headstone gives 1808 as birth year. Both Reno Avenue in Detroit and Renaud Road in Grosse Pointe Woods, were named for him.

Sessions Served:

Seventeenth Legislature, 1853-1854
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Indian Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/2/1852
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1853
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:226; DFP 12/11/1880 p.1, col.3; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Michiganology
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